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Smith County

76 campuses · rates combine every regular (non-alternative) high school in the county

At a glance vs. Texas

Black students here beat the Texas rate most on “College/career/military ready” (+10.6 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-44.5 pts).

Smith Texas
Graduation rate ’24#14 of 74 counties+7.4 vs TX
Smith 97.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#16 of 75 counties+10.6 vs TX
Smith 85.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#19 of 80 counties+6.6 vs TX
Smith 51.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#66 of 75 counties-44.5 vs TX
Smith 36.6%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#35 of 61 counties-5.2 vs TX
Smith 9.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#17 of 84 counties+4.6 vs TX
Smith 30.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#42 of 96 counties+3.9 vs TX
Smith 59.0%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course59 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 921 · White: 78
Take an AP/IB exam5 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 911 · White: 24
Pass an AP/IB exam30 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 46 · White: 69

279 of 440 Black graduates in the class of 2024 finished without ever taking the SAT or ACT.

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

859095201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080201720192021202320248675

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

40455055606520162018202020225145

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

406080201220152018202120248137

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0510152020122015201820212024159

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

2025303540201720192022202420253126

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

405060201420172020202320245955

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520122015201820212024175

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.2%97.2%98.1%96.7%96.4%
College/career/military ready202487.5%85.7%88%88.1%85.2%
Algebra I proficiency202543.4%30.6%39.1%57.5%37.1%
Biology proficiency202561.9%41.8%54.3%78.3%49.9%
English II proficiency202561.1%38.7%53.2%79.7%50.2%
Grade 3 math202349.6%25.7%44.2%64.8%39.2%
Grade 4 math202356.1%31.8%53.8%66.6%46.8%
Grade 5 math202354%27.6%49%66.8%43.4%
Grade 6 math202346.2%22.9%33.8%63.4%35.1%
Grade 7 math202343%22.8%33.5%58.7%31.1%
Grade 8 math202353.7%35.7%45.3%69.7%43.6%
Grade 3 reading202352.5%33.3%43.9%67%41.7%
Grade 4 reading202351%27.8%42.1%65%39.4%
Grade 5 reading202360.1%40.7%51.3%74.1%48.8%
Grade 6 reading202357.5%41.3%48.5%69.4%46.3%
Grade 7 reading202358%40%49.4%71.5%46.2%
Grade 8 reading202364.1%40.7%56%79.5%52.5%
Advanced course completion202472.3%59%72.2%77.9%67.2%
Took an AP/IB course202436.1%26.6%32.8%42%29.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202416.6%5%12.2%23.7%9.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202463%30.4%52.6%69.3%52.2%

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